Digital revenue share of video game publishers worldwide 2024

Published by
J. Clement,
Nov 29, 2024

Digital channel now account for the majority of gaming market revenues worldwide. Convenience, frequent digital sales offers, extra digital content, and most recently, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to gaming audiences spending most of their money digitally. GTA 5 publisher Take-Two Interactive generated approximately 95.6 percent of revenues from digital edition sales. CD Projekt was the second-ranked gaming company, having successfully made the switch to monetizing digital content. CD Projekt generated 92.39 percent of its FY 2023 net revenues via digital game downloads and live services. Packaged gaming software sales are projected to decline throughout the upcoming years.

Share of digital vs. non-digital revenue of major video game publishers worldwide in most recent fiscal year as of November 2024

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Release date

November 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

November 2024

Special properties

non-digital includes retail, packaged, and other revenue as defined by the respective companies as non-digital gaming sales

Supplementary notes

Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.

*Activision Blizzard (ATVI) Q4 2022 Financial Results. Microsoft closed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard in October 2023. This is the latest data available.

Electronic Arts (EA) FY 2024 full game downloads + live services.

Take-Two Interactive FY 2024 digital online vs. physical retail and other.

Ubisoft FY 2023-24 digital net bookings.

**Square Enix FY 2023 net gaming sales by format. No update available in 2024 reporting.

CD Projekt Group FY 2023 digital edition sales.

Nintendo FY2023 proportion of digital sales.

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